Andorra Snow
Snow by day, schnapps by night.
Where: Andorra, a country between Spain and France. When: Every weekend throughout winter. How: Private coach from Barcelona. Cost: 220€. Sleep: 3* hotel. Eat: Breakfast included. Inclusions: Transport from and to Barcelona, accommodation, dinner, breakfasts, lift pass including: Transport from and to Barcelona, accommodation, dinner, breakfasts, lift pass
We love it in Andorra! Not only is it just up the road from our offices in Barcelona, but the snow there is simply wonderful and the fact that the principality is a tax free haven makes our favorite passtime, partying, as cheap as, well, as cheap as us after a big night of partying. The trip departs Barcelona on Friday afternoon. After a two hour drive we find ourselves mitts deep in the Pyrenees just in time to dump our bags in the hotel and hit the bars for dinner, drinks and some inappropriate dancing. The next morning we drag our sorry asses out of bed and hit the slopes, the alpine air makes for the perfect hangover cure and a day on the slopes being just what the doctor ordered, if your doctor was cool as berets. That night Stoke Travel is buying the dinner and maybe even a round of shooters, before we again stomp our way to dance floor glory around Andorra's many bars, chances are this one will be a late one. We're up bright and early again on the Sunday for one last day of shredding before heading back to Barcelona in the evening. We're going to be tired, we're going to be sore, we're going to be hungover but by golly are we going to happy as a crabby patty. We slide all over the slopes of two resorts Pal-Arinsal and Ordino-Arcalis. Pal-Arinsal: Great for all levels - 63kms of runs (4 green,16 blues,16 reds,5 blacks) - A snow park, 2 freestyle areas, half-pipe, boarder-cross area,and slalom course. - Levels: 30% for beginners, 55% for intermediates, 15% for advanced - 371 snow cannons covering 19 km of pistes which guarantee good conditions Ordino-Arcalis: When its slush elsewhere, there is still powder here - Resort area: 442 ha Altitude: from 1940m to 2640m Squeezed in between Spain and France high in the Pyrenees Andorra is usually omitted from most travelers itineraries. Well it shouldn't be! It's right next to Barcelona, so beautiful your eyes will weep snow flakes. Tax free snow flakes! That's right, Andorra is tax free, so drinking, smoking and pornography is cheaper here than in other European countries. Hooray! To get there you want to get to Barcelona, and we'll do the rest. By golly golly bliss bombs it's that easy! Wherever you are in the world you can fly to Barcelona. Ryanair and Easyjet, the perennial budget favorites for your comfort shirking tight asses pals down here at Stoke Travel, both fly here regularly. One thing to remember is that the Girona terminal, where Ryanair fly, is an hour by bus from downtown Barcelona. A great option if you're coming to Barcelona from elsewhere in Spain, or from France. Check out www.renfe.es for trains from within Spain and www.sncf.com for those departing within France. Check www.eurolines.com for international buses to Barcelona, or www.vibasa.es for buses from within Spain. Skiing and boarding only two hours from Barcelona.
Ski, board and tick a little visited country of your to-do list.
starting at 220€ (From Barcelona)
from 2012-12-01 ’till 2013-03-31
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The perfect mix of sports and shots.
The Mountains.
-26 km of runs: 6 greens, 6 blues, 11 reds and 2 blacks
-Levels: 20% for beginners, 30% for intermediates, 50% for advanced
-Slalom course
An often overlooked Pyrenean treasure.
It's a bird. No, it's a plane dummy.
Good old fashioned rail travel.
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